Ohio gun lobby calls for Portman supporters

5:16 PM,
May 9, 2013

Written by

Deirdre Shesgreen
Gannett

The Buckeye Firearms Association has put out a call for gun-rights proponents to come to the rescue of Sen. Rob Portman, who they say is "under attack" for his vote against a proposal to expand background checks on firearms purchases.

"The establishment media are reeling from the defeat of the anti-gun Manchin-Toomey amendment," the Ohio gun rights group said in an email alert to members. "And now they are working together to pressure pro-gun rights Senators like Rob Portman into caving."

When the Senate took up a contentious gun package in April, the most closely watched vote came on a ...